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  • 21Exacerbating — Exacerbate Ex*ac er*bate ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacerbated} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacerbating} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out… …

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  • 22Exasperate — Ex*as per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [1913 Webster] To… …

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  • 23Exasperating — Exasperate Ex*as per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [1913… …

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  • 24Exsasperated — Exasperate Ex*as per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [1913… …

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  • 25Im- — A form of the prefix in not, and in in. See {In }. Im also occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank, imbitter. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Impoison — Im*poi son, v. t. [Cf. {Empoison}.] To poison; to imbitter; to impair. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27embitter — embitterer, n. embitterment, n. /em bit euhr/, v.t. 1. to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness: Failure has embittered him. 2. to make bitter or more bitter in taste. Also, imbitter. [1595 1605; EM 1 + BITTER] Syn. 1. sour, rankle, envenom. * *… …

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  • 28embitter — v. a. [Written also Imbitter.] 1. Make bitter or more bitter. 2. Make unhappy or grievous or distressing. 3. Aggravate, exacerbate, render more severe or bitter or poignant or violent or malignant. 4. Exasperate, anger, make hostile, madden,… …

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  • 29sour — I. a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked, sharp, acetous, acetose. 2. Cross, crabbed, morose, acrimonious, currish, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude …

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  • 30imbind — imbind, imbitter, imblaze see embind, etc …

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